Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Dancing Again: Overcoming Embarrassment in Salsa


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Dancing Again: Overcoming Embarrassment in Salsa
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Es: Miguel estaba emocionado por ir a la fiesta de salsa esa noche en México.
En: Miguel was excited to go to the salsa party that night in Mexico.

Es: Él nunca antes había bailado salsa, pero siempre había querido intentarlo.
En: He had never danced salsa before, but had always wanted to try it.

Es: Cuando llegó a la fiesta, se puso sus zapatos de bailar y buscó a alguien con quien bailar.
En: When she got to the party, she put on her dancing shoes and looked for someone to dance with.

Es: Finalmente, encontró una compañera de baile y comenzaron a moverse al ritmo de la música.
En: Finally, she found a dance partner and they began to move to the music.

Es: Al principio, Miguel se sintió un poco torpe, pero después de un par de minutos empezó a sentirse más cómodo.
En: At first, Miguel felt a little clumsy, but after a couple of minutes he started to feel more comfortable.

Es: Pero entonces, accidentalmente, Miguel pisó los dedos de los pies de su pareja.
En: But then Miguel accidentally stepped on his partner's toes.

Es: Ella gritó de dolor y no quería seguir bailando con él.
En: She screamed in pain and didn't want to continue dancing with him.

Es: Miguel se sintió mal y se disculpó, pero ella ya se había ido.
En: Miguel felt bad and apologized, but she was already gone.

Es: Miguel se sintió solo y avergonzado en la fiesta.
En: Miguel felt alone and ashamed at the party.

Es: Él quería demostrar que podía bailar salsa, pero ahora todo el mundo estaba mirándolo.
En: He wanted to show that he could dance salsa, but now everyone was looking at him.

Es: Entonces, un hombre mayor se acercó a Miguel y le dijo que no se preocupara, que todos cometen errores y todos los bailarines han pasado por situaciones embarazosas.
En: Then an older man approached Miguel and told him not to worry, everyone makes mistakes and all dancers have been through embarrassing situations.

Es: Luego, el hombre mayor comenzó a darle consejos a Miguel sobre cómo mejorar su baile y cómo disculparse adecuadamente con su pareja de baile.
En: The older man then began giving Miguel advice on how to improve his dancing and how to properly apologize to his dance partner.

Es: Miguel siguió todos los consejos y al final, encontró a otra pareja de baile dispuesta a bailar con él.
En: Miguel followed all the advice and in the end, he found another dance partner willing to dance with him.

Es: Miguel se divirtió bailando salsa por el resto de la noche y finalmente se sintió seguro de sí mismo bailando.
En: Miguel had fun dancing salsa for the rest of the night and finally felt confident dancing.

Es: Aprendió que todos cometen errores y que lo importante es cómo manejar la situación y seguir adelante.
En: He learned that everyone makes mistakes and that the important thing is how to handle the situation and move on.

Es: Al final de la noche, Miguel se acercó a su primera pareja de baile y se disculpó de nuevo, diciéndole que había aprendido de su error.
En: At the end of the night, Miguel approached his first dance partner and apologized again, telling him that he had learned from his mistake.

Es: La pareja de baile aceptó las disculpas de Miguel y juntos se unieron al baile.
En: The dance couple accepted Miguel's apology and joined the dance together.

Es: Miguel aprendió una valiosa lección esa noche: no importa cuán malos sean los tropezones, siempre se puede encontrar la manera de levantarse y bailar de nuevo.
En: Miguel learned a valuable lesson that night: no matter how bad you stumble, you can always find a way to get up and dance again.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Miguel: Miguel
  • salsa party: fiesta de salsa
  • danced: bailado
  • wanted: querido
  • try: intentarlo
  • dancing shoes: zapatos de bailar
  • dance partner: compañera de baile
  • move to the music: moverse al ritmo de la música
  • clumsy: torpe
  • accidentally: accidentalmente
  • stepped: pisó
  • toes: dedos de los pies
  • screamed: gritó
  • pain: dolor
  • didn't want to: no quería
  • apologized: se disculpó
  • gone: ya se había ido
  • ashamed: avergonzado
  • looked at: mirándolo
  • older man: hombre mayor
  • advice: consejos
  • improve: mejorar
  • properly apologize: disculparse adecuadamente
  • embarrassing: embarazosas
  • mistakes: errores
  • found: encontró
  • willing: dispuesta
  • had fun: se divirtió
  • confident: seguro
  • valuable lesson: lección valiosa
  • stumble: tropezones
  • get up: levantarse
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